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Written by George Caulkin
George Caulkin The FA Cup is upon us and something different is in the air. What could be more traditional than Third Round Thursday, that bastion of everything pure about English football. How the pulse deadens at the prospect. Breathe it in, that rank stench of indifference, as squads are rotated, reserve players get minutes […]
Written by Anantaajith Raghuraman
Anantaajith Raghuraman Injuries are rarely the solitary determiner of a team’s form, but they affect the line-ups managers are able to select and therefore the tactics they can employ. Here we look into how Premier League clubs have been affected by injuries this season using data (up to November 13) from Premier Injuries, a website […]
Written by Jacob Whitehead
Jacob Whitehead Bryan Mbeumo had already scored twice when he threaded a pass for Keane Lewis-Potter to score Brentford’s fourth in their 5-0 win over Southampton on Saturday. It was Mbeumo’s 100th league goal contribution in Brentford colours. The Cameroon international joined Brentford from Troyes in France for just £5.8million ($7.25m) in August 2019 — […]
Written by Matt Slater
Matt Slater Welcome to part three in our series this week on The Premier League Owners, the people behind English top-flight clubs. Here, we look at the last surviving homegrown owners and ask how long they can hold on. You can read the other articles in the series here, and there are more to come […]
Written by Adam Crafton
Adam Crafton Welcome to part two in our series about who owns the Premier League’s 20 clubs. Today, we look at American investors: who are they, why are they so taken with the English top flight and what are their plans? In the conference halls of Fort Lauderdale’s Hard Rock Hotel and Casino last week, […]
Written by Philip Buckingham
Philip Buckingham From the local businessmen propping up boyhood clubs to the Gulf states chasing reflected glories, an eclectic mix has taken over English football’s top 20 clubs. Owners of Premier League teams have spent millions to secure a seat at the top table but no two stories are the same. Some are in for […]
Written by The Athletic UK Staff
The Athletic UK Staff It is 20 years since one of the most infamous blunders in the Premier League officiating took place. Pedro Mendes was playing for Tottenham Hotspur against Manchester United at Old Trafford in 2005 when his shot from just over the halfway line was spilt by United keeper Roy Carroll. The Northern […]
Written by Stuart James
Stuart James A sharp, anxious intake of breath, followed by a round of applause that carries a mixture of quiet admiration and, more than anything, relief. On other occasions, it ends with supporters shaking their heads and asking why. We are talking about the crowd reaction to — and I’m borrowing this description from a […]
Written by The Athletic UK Staff
The Athletic UK Staff Welcome to The Transfer Radar. Each major tournament, The Athletic has built a scouting guide highlighting the players to watch. This winter, we are launching a new version of The Radar — one focused on transfers across 2025. We began with 25 players we expect to be of transfer interest to […]
Written by The Athletic UK Staff
The Athletic UK Staff We didn’t expect to write about flowery wallpapers in 2024, that’s for sure. Or Taylor Swift. We did expect to write about Jurgen Klopp, and Erik ten Hag, and Lamine Yamal, and Andy Murray retiring. It was a wild old year in the world of sport, and we wanted to take […]
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